Where does “żółtawozielony” come from?

żółtawozielony (Polish) comes from Polish żółtawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz — to succeed, to prosper.

żółtawozielony (Polish): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “żółtawozielony”, step by step

żółtawozielony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żółtawy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżółtawyyellowish
2Polish-awy-ish; -ous
3Polishszpatspar
4Germanspätlate
5Middle High Germanspǣte—
6Old High Germanspāti—
7Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
8Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Polish Zielony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZielonygreen
2Proto-Slaviczelenъgreen
3Proto-Slaviczeltiperhaps to hurt, to sting, to inflict trauma
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Polish -awy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →